Sanitary floor for animal-stalls.



U'NITED STATES PATENT OEEIGE- ALBERT TURNEY, oF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

SANITARY FLOOR FOR ANIMALLSTLLS.

No.v 880,700.-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 3, 1.908

Application filed March 3 0. 1906. Serial No. 308.867.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALBERT TURNEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the' county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and 'of vsuch construction as to permit of a free 'circulation of air thereunder to aid in restoring it to and keeping it in sanitary condition.

\\"ith.these and other objects' in view as hereinafter a ipear, the invention consists in certain novel andpeculiar features of construction and organization as hereinafter described and claimed; and in orderthat it may be fully understood reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which* Figure 1, is a top plan view of a stall equipped with a floor embodyiugmy invention, portions of the lfloor platform being shown in horizontal section. Fig. 2, is a .plan view with the platform omitted and with certain parts of the Hoor. shown in horizontal section. Fig. 3, is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line III-III of F ig.l 2. Fig. 4, is an enlarged cross section taken on the line IV-IV of Fig. 1. .l Fig. 5, is an enlarged end view of two of the boards forming part of the platform. Fig. 6, isa section on the dotted line VI of Fig. 2, with the valve-protecting tube in section and with the lloor omitted. Fig.l 7, is a detail view of a plug to be' used at times.

ln the said drawings, 1 indicates a con crete or.equi`valent floor of a stable, and 2 a rectangular recessin said floor, said recess being preferably deepened to forni panels 3 having their 'bottoms'sloping toward their center and inner edges as will'be seen by reference to Figs. 3 and'4, the production of these panels resulting in the formation of shoulders 4 at the outer and end margins of, the recess, and longitudinal ribs 5 which ter inmate opposite the center of the lloor to provide the passage 6 establishing communi-Q cation between the panelportions of the' rc1 cess.

7 indicates a water-supply p ipe adaptedite -be connected tothe service pipe .of a Water distributing system, not shown, said pipe 7 being embedded in the floor below the surface thereof; 8 indicates a Z-shaped pipe composed of sections coupled together and likewise embedded in thcfloor, one end of pipe S being coupled to the supply pipe.

Qindcates a valve in said pipe, and. 10 a short vertical tube surrounding said valvel and extending up to the level of the floor (sce Fig. 6) in order that a suitable wrench may be utilized to open or close 'said valve," for a purpose which hereinafter appears.

11 indicates a four-way or cross cou ling embedded'T in the concrete centrally ov one end of the recess 2, and 12 a pipe secured to saidcoupling and extending through and embedded below the surface in ribs 5, said pipe bridging the passage 6 between the ribsA and having its rear end closed by cap 13',

and projecting in opposite directions from said pipe are a series of nozzles 1 4, for dischargin` jets of-water in opposite directions for flus lug purposes, as hereinafter explained.

15 indicates pipesembedded in the concrete below shoulder 4, at thefront end of the recess, and connected to Said pi es by elbow couplings 16 are longitudine. y extending pipesv 17 which are likewise embedded in the concrete below the shoulders 4, said pipes 17 having`their rear/ends closed by caps 18, and being provided with nozzles 19, which by preference project upwardly" ata slight angle and are also staggered with relation to the nozzles 14.

20 indicates a drain pipe having its upper end flush with the lowest portion o'f the floor and anchored securely in the concrete to avoid settling, and 21 indicates the 'soil pipe to conduct to the sewer, not shown, all Water and matter foreign thereto received by the drain pipe 20. In this connection it is to be understood that the Z-shaped pipe 8, pivotally connected at its opposite ends to thel pipe 7 and the cross-couphng, accommodates `any slight difference in 7 and the cross-coupling may be buried.

the depth at whichpipe The platform" is preferably composed` of i two wood sections 22, ofidentical construction, each-platform section consisting of a series o f transverse bars 23 tongue-andgrooved together as at 24, and secured rigidly upon 'a pair of rods -25 extendingthrough the bars, the .latter being eachl provided 1nv itsQ-ulpper and lower faces with shallow channfe s 26 to facilitate the flow of drain pipe.

water or other liquid and also to keep it as far as practicable away fromthe joints between the bars. The channeling or corrugating of the platform furthermore gives the animal occupying the stall, a more secure and reliable footing than would be the case if the surfaces of the latform sections were perfectly smooth. .`he platform sections t snugly in the recess 2, and, because of the fact that the ribs 5 are sli htly'lower than the side-shoulders 4 as wil be'noticed by reference pitched ownwardly Aand inwardly at a slight angle so that their contiguous side ed Gres abut, as shown clearly in Fig. 1, and in or er that water or other liquid may drain more readily the sections are recessed at their inner edges at 27,4 to provide a long narrow slot between the contiguous edges.

By constructing the sections as described it is obvious that they can be interchanged and reversed ,in position so as to present several distinct and different wear surfaces to the animal occupying the stall and consequently will last a proportionately longer time than if not interchan eable.

When it is desired to c can the stall the attendant throws a bucket or two of Water upon or' turns water on the platform, solid matter being by preference swe t or otherwise removed from .the top of t e platform before the water is turned thereon.v This water washes the surface and -with the sweepings iows' throu h the slot formed by mating recesses 27 an escapes through the The attendant by means' f a wrench" or other device, opens valve 9, Fand as a result discharges jets of waterfrom each nozzle 14 toward opposite sides of the recess, such jets of water by reference striking upon the outer portions oP the paneled bottom of the recess.V If the pressure is sufficient the water will find its way between the platform and the side ortions of shoulders 4 and will even boil up into the space between the outer edges of the platform and the side walls of the recess and thus thoroughly cleanse the latter and the edges of the platform. At the same time the wr ter flows through pipes 15 and 17 and is discharged from the latter through nozeics 19 toward the center of the recess, the jets of water from nozzles 19 bein preferably between the jets from nozz es 14 and also taking an u ward course so as to thoroughly wash the ow'er surface of the platform, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 4. vThe recess and the platform can be thoroughly cleansed by leaving valve .l cpc-.n for about thirty seconds and suclilean.. may take placevwithout discolnm f1-ding the animal in the stall and at practically no expense. fore he cleansrd ixnnxodiatoly afterhccoming soiled and 'consoqlwntly can he kopt in a articularly to Figs. 3 and 4, arel Thestall can there' no possibility of an accumulation of wateror other liquid to become stagnate.

lt is frequently desirabletovsoak the hoofs `wood platform, closing pipe 20 by means of p the plug 28 or its equivalent' and o ening valve 9 until the recess 2 is char with water to the required de th. When desired.

the plug` can be remove ,and the water will .escape through pipe 20, which -it will be noted. is of sufficientl capacity to carr anything which willpass under the' lat orm so `that there can be ve clogging, though even s ould it become clogged the obstruction can be readily'removed after removing the platform sections. If it be desired toprovide a bed of earth or other substance, for the animal, the wood platformv can be removed and;- ipe 20 be plugged by preference, to avoid vc o the drain pipe, an part of the bed w 10h may enter the nozz es 14and' 19 being instantly discharged when the water is turned on.

From the above description it will be apate as desirable, and I wish it to be understood'that I do not desire to be limited to the exact construction shown and described but that various modifications inthe form, proportion, detail construction and arrangement of the parts may be made without depart'l from t e principle of construction involvgdg.

Having thus described the invention what I'claim as'new and desire to'secure by Letters Patent is 1. A stall floor having a recess, means to discharge jets of water toward the sides of the recess, a platform fitting in and spaced above the bottom of the recess, having its upper surface sloping downward and inward, means to discharge water from' the sides toward the center of the recess and against the bottom of the platform, and a drain pipe for the recess.

2. A stall floor havin(r a recess .with its bottom sloping downward and inward, longitudinal pipes arranged within the recess near its center and sides and adapted to discharge water transversely, the center pipe discharging toward the'sides, and the side pipes to-l sanitary and odorless (unnlilion, :is there is l longitudinal pipe embedded in the loor cen off little c ance'of trall'y of the rpcess andl bridging said passage and closed at one end 'and provided at oppov. same.

2O plane of .the fioor and in the horizontal plane "coupled to the side pipes," and a'remova le platform fitting inA said .recess and bridgingv said panels and the Apassage connecting the 4. A stall fioor provided with a recess having its bottom sloping downwardly and inwardl and provided with substantlally horizonta side and end 'shoulders below ,the

of the outer and end edges of said bottom, 'a

.i removable platform supported on said shoulders and Asloping downward and inward from its outer sides and provided with a drain slot at its lowest oint, a drain pipe communicating with the owest point of the recess, pipes, embedded in said shoulders of the recess and provided with nozzles for discharging 'jetsof water into the latter in a substantiallyT hori- {zontal plane an'd below said latOrm, and

' means to control the supply o waterto said pipes.

A stall ioor having a recess deepened to 'provide a `pair of longitudinally .extending parallel panels and a assa e connecting the same and having' t eir ottoms sloping downward toward said4 passage, a drain pipe communicating with said passa fe, communieating pipes embedded in the oor and pro- Water in opposite directions into said panels, a supply pipe embedded in the floor, a substantially Z-shaped pipe connecting the supply pi e with the first-named pipes,a valve 1n sai .connecting pipe, and a tube surrounding saidvalve and opening at its upper end throu h the ioor. t j

` 6. stall rovided with a recess having its bottoms o in downward 'and inward,

and in ,the plane of theside edges vof saidV sloping bottom', end shoulders'slopin downward slightly a'nd inward from t e side shoulders, lon itudinally alined ribs eX- tending centrali opposite sides of the ribs, aA drain pi e communicating with the lowest \point o the recess, pipes embedded in the ribs and in cer- `tain shoulders lofthe recess-and provided.

with nozzles to discharge jets of waterin substantially horizontal planes into said recess, and a removable platform resting upon the shoulders and ribs of the recess, above said nozzles.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature,

' in the 4presence of two witnesses.

p ALBERT TURNEY.

Witnesses:-

H. C. RoDGERs, G. Y. ,THonPn y of thev recess and' terminatving short ofy each other to provide a connection between the portions of the recess at' 40 i vided with transverse nozzles to discharge 4,

.substantially iorizontal shoulders at the i sides ofthe recess below the plane ofthe floor 

